2. How Off-Grid Living Taught Lessons Every Single Parent Can Use With Tweens & Teens

"This episode first aired under the original name, The Parenting Reset Show. Now we are the Single Parenting Reset podcast–supporting single parents of tweens and teens with real talk on screen time, communication and managing behavior."

Could living without electricity, running water, or modern conveniences actually make you a better parent to tweens and teens?

In this episode of The Parenting Reset Show, host Tess Connolly sits down with her parents, Rick and Martha, to share the remarkable story of how they moved their five young children to the woods of New Hampshire in 1976 — with no electricity, no running water, and no modern distractions. Their goal? To live by their values, raise self-reliant kids, and strengthen family bonds. You’ll hear how this off-grid upbringing taught cooperation, built communication skills, and fostered resilience — lessons that still apply to parenting tweens and teens today, whether you’re a single parent or navigating screen time and behavior problems in a busy household.

• Learn how to create deep family connections without relying on technology.
• Discover practical strategies to teach cooperation and responsibility from a young age.
• Gain timeless parenting insights from a real-life homesteading experience.

Listen now to uncover how lessons from a life without modern conveniences can inspire your parenting and improve communication with your tweens and teens today.

📧Connect with Therese (Tess) Connolly, LCSW, CCC here👇: [email protected]  Website: www.mindfulkidsandfamilies.com

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The Single Parenting Reset Show supports single moms, working moms, and all parents with practical parenting tips on screen time, emotional regulation, co-parenting, stress relief, setting boundaries, building trust, and raising confident tweens and teens, while tackling tech addiction, behavior problems, and parent burnout with conscious parenting strategies for stronger family connection.

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